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Panasonic HC-W850

Panasonic HC-W850
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alaScore 90

61 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 61 reviews of Panasonic HC-W850. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers really like the size and zoom. The image quality and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed comments on the memory and price, and some have doubts about the color and viewfinder.

usability, portability, image quality, zoom, size

battery, durability, viewfinder, color

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic HC-W850 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Panasonic HC-W850

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 user reviews of Panasonic HC-W850 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price and size. The image quality and portability also get good comments, whereas the memory and viewfinder get critical views.

usability, portability, image quality, size, price

durability, viewfinder, memory

96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Panasonic HC-W850

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 user reviews of Panasonic HC-W850 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Comments about the memory and image quality are generally positive. The zoom and usability also get good feedback, whereas there are some negative views about the color and battery.

portability, usability, zoom, image quality, memory

battery, color

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)

Panasonic HC-W850

 

Panasonic's HC-W850 introduces a novel Twin Camera feature

Unique second lens lets you record yourself whilst shooting ; Comprehensive manual settings with control dial ; Excellent image quality

Relatively pricey ; Second lens picture-in-picture lacks customisation options

Aside from the second-lens gimmick, this is a decidedly high-end camcorder. While it only has a single CMOS on the main lens, it's relatively large, and there are plenty of manual settings available. The HC-W850 doesn't have the lens ring of...

Feb, 2014
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Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)

Panasonic HC-W850 camcorder

 

Panasonic HC-W850 Full HD camcorder : The Panasonic W850 twin camcorder include a rotatable sub camera on the side of the LCD screen. You can shoot using this sub camera while also shooting with the main camera at the same time. The video recorded by...

The Panasonic HC-W850 features an Full HD Slow Motion video recording function for added excitement of super-slow shooting at Full-HD resolution. The new Crystal Engine Pro+ engine provides high-speed processing that enables slow motion video shooting...

Nov, 2014
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Panasonic HC-W850

 

Great indoors and low light filming. Manual settings and lots of automatic settings to play with. Time-lapse, slow motion, night vision mode, can even do stop motion animation, plus a second camera for PiP filming, and lots more effects so you can be...

none so far, other than the potential cost of a second battery will be costly.

Feb, 2015
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Panasonic HC-W850

 

slo-mo is ace

battery life is quite short

Jan, 2015
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Panasonic HC-W850

 

ease of use

can only record high definition once

Nov, 2014
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Panasonic HC-W850

 

Great indoors and low light filming. Manual settings and lots of automatic settings to play with. Time-lapse, slow motion, night vision mode, can even do stop motion animation, plus a second camera for PiP filming, and lots more effects so you can be...

none so far, other than the potential cost of a second battery will be costly

Nov, 2014
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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

video great, audio poor

 

Great video quality. I confirm the excellent features and picture quality from other reviews, but using an assortment of cheap and expensive external microphones, the audio sounds as though someone is talking through a vibrating tissue paper membrane....

Feb, 2015
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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Great Product

 

This Camcorder Is The Best

Jan, 2015
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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Great Camera, but.....

 

Real nice camera but if you use it in HD mode be prepared to make use of that video. The files are huge, and you must have a newer computer with a fast multicore processor to work with them or even play them. Fortunately it has multiple record modes...

Jan, 2015
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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Astonishing resolution

 

I usually buy a number of small camcorders trying them out for varied aspects. I usually stick with the consumer level because even though professional ones beat them in resolution, everyone has their reason I prefer more Zoom.This one has a dual...

Sep, 2014
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